Punk_Princess19 is in Canada, and the price shown on the guitarstop webpage I am almost positive is in Canadian $$$. The MIM Standard P bass price of $299 is in US $$$. That's a lot bigger difference in price than it looks like.

Originally posted by istaticl You could also look into a P-special. They have more diversity that the P and I think the same price.

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I tried a couple P specials at GC and imo the J pickup was there for decoration only,it didnt seem to contribute to the sound in any way.Still a decent Bass for the buck,but I expected more sound-wise.

I tried a couple P specials at GC and imo the J pickup was there for decoration only,it didnt seem to contribute to the sound in any way.Still a decent Bass for the buck,but I expected more sound-wise.

If the price is the same,Id probably go for the J.

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I have the P-special and the J pickup doesn't have much impact unless it's nearly up full and the p is quite low down. It's not bad though, and it's nice to have the choice of what to use.

Get either the P-special or J because the affinity P isn't quite so good, my friend has one.

And why pay extra $$$ for the Fender logo?
IME, the wood quality of the Squire is as high as a MIA! Have I just been lucky to find the few "perfect" Squires an d unlucky to find the only lo-Q MIAs? Have I???

OK, pups may be simpler, but many people change their MIM pups, which, some sources claim, are made in the US....